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Greene and Cornwallis in the Carolinas : the pivotal struggle in the American Revolution, 1780-1781
- Title
- Greene and Cornwallis in the Carolinas : the pivotal struggle in the American Revolution, 1780-1781 / Jeffrey A. Denman and John F. Walsh.
- Author
- Denman, Jeffrey A., 1959-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Walsh, John F., 1989-
- Description
- 192 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
- Summary
- "The story of the Revolutionary War in the northern colonies is well known but the war that raged across the South in 1780-1781--considered by some the 'unknown Revolution'--included some of the most important yet least studied engagements. Drawing extensively on their letters, this book follows the campaigns of General Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis as they fought across the Carolinas, offers a compelling look at their leadership. The theater of war the two commanders entered in was populated by various ethnic and religious groups and separated geographically, economically and politically into the low country and the mountainous backcountry, setting the stage for what was to come"--
- Subject
- Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
- Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
- 1775-1783
- Military campaigns
- United States > History > Campaigns. > Revolution, 1775-1783
- North Carolina > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- South Carolina > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The Backcountry ; British Strategy and the Fall of Charleston ; The Long Road to Kings Mountain -- Greene Takes Command ; The Long Retreat ; Regaining the Initiative : The Path to Guilford Courthouse ; Greene Invades South Carolina ; The Tide Ebbs ; "The Play, Sir, is Over" ; The Men and the Legacy of the Southern Campaign
- Call Number
- JFF 20-1231
- ISBN
- 9781476667232
- 1476667233
- 9781476637051 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2019045388
- 40029762153
- OCLC
- 1091363473
- Author
- Denman, Jeffrey A., 1959- author.
- Title
- Greene and Cornwallis in the Carolinas : the pivotal struggle in the American Revolution, 1780-1781 / Jeffrey A. Denman and John F. Walsh.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1775-1783
- Added Author
- Walsh, John F., 1989- author.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029762153
- Research Call Number
- JFF 20-1231